Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial support of the country’s two most popular Democrats.
The endorsement comes a day after Harris and President Joe Biden met with the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. About that, donald trump is also expected to meet with Netanyahu on Friday. It is the first time in almost four years that Trump and Netanyahu have met.
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As president, donald trump went far beyond his predecessors in fulfilling the Israeli Prime Minister’s commitment Benjamin Netanyahu main desires of the United States. However, by the time Trump left the White House, relations between the two had broken down after Netanyahu quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory.
On Friday, the two men will meet face to face for the first time in almost four years, to test whether the relationship can be repaired. Both are interested in overcoming their differences.
For Trump and Netanyahu, Friday’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago will highlight to their national audiences their portrayal of themselves as strong leaders who have accomplished great things on the world stage and who can do so again.
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Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial support of the country’s two most popular Democrats.
The endorsement, announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple, comes as Harris gains momentum as her party’s presumptive nominee following President Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid and endorse his second-in-command against the Republican candidate and former president donald trump.
It also highlights the friendship and potentially historic bond between the country’s first black president and the first woman, first black woman and first person of Asian descent to serve as vice president, who is now competing to break down those barriers in the hierarchy. presidential.
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The name “Kamala HQ” went live on Tuesday after President Joe Biden’s campaign unveiled its own TikTok account on Super Bowl Sunday in February.
Both used the platform to reach young voters, despite the president signing a law This would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell it or face a ban in the US.
In the first post on her account, a smiling Harris says to the camera: “I thought about coming here alone.”
